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·24 August 2025

📸 Serie A makes history: referee explains decision on the microphone

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The absolute debut of the VAR explanation in Serie A bears the signature of Gianluca Manganiello during Como–Lazio (LIVE COVERAGE HERE).

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The episode occurred on the goal that temporarily leveled the score for Lazio, scored by Castellanos: initially validated on the field, then reviewed by the VAR room and disallowed.

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Here, for the first time in the league, as per the current protocol, the referee explained live to the public—with an open microphone—the reason for the disallowance, making historic the decision that prevented the score from becoming 1-1.

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Article image:📸 Serie A makes history: referee explains decision on the microphone

"After review, Lazio's number 11 was in an offside position. Final decision: offside."

After seeing this innovation at the recent Club World Cup, the time has come for Serie A as well.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.

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